Ingredients

• 2 cups dried mushrooms
• 8 cups cold water
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon margarine or oil

Instructions

1. Break dried mushrooms into small pieces and rinse thoroughly with cold water to remove dirt granules. Cover mushrooms with 8 cups cold water and add salt and garlic. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or more until mushrooms are tender. Add more salt to taste. When soup is done, saute onion in oil and add to soup. Simmer for just a few minutes. Traditionally served Christmas Eve at Holy Supper.;